Update app.py

app.py

@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@ from get_embedding_function import get_embedding_function
 from langchain.document_loaders.pdf import PyPDFDirectoryLoader
 from langchain_text_splitters import RecursiveCharacterTextSplitter
 from langchain.schema.document import Document
+import tempfile
+
+# Create a temporary directory for Chroma if running in Hugging Face Spaces
+
+
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 UPLOAD_FOLDER = '/code/uploads'
-CHROMA_PATH = UPLOAD_FOLDER  # Use the same folder for Chroma
+CHROMA_PATH = tempfile.mkdtemp()  # Use the same folder for Chroma
 if not os.path.exists(UPLOAD_FOLDER):
     os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER)